Shaft-packing.



W. CLIFFORD.

SHAFT PACKING.

APPLIOATIO)! 1111411 11120. as. 1911.

Patented July 9, 1912.

INVBNTO mMd-W av ATTORNEY WILLIAM CLIFFORD, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

SHAFT-PACKING.

Specifloation of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 26, 1911.

Patented July 9, 1912.

Serial No. 667,771.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Cmrroao, a citizen of the United States, residing at. Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shaft- Packings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in shaft packings, and pertains more particularly to a packing used on the shaft of a centrifugal pump.

The object of my invention is to produce a flexible acking in order to admit of a consider-ab e vibration of the shaft and at the same time maintain an airtight joint with the shaft.

Another object of my invention is to provide a packing of this character which will prevent the entrance of sand and grit between the acking and shaft and having certain details of structure hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawing-Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the end of the centrifugal pump showing the shaft and my improved acking ap lied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side e ovation 0 one of my improved packing rings.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 re resents the outer or lower wall of a centrifugal pump having formed thereon a laterally extending stulllng box 2, and through whie i the shaft 8 passes. The wall 1 of the pump is rovided with an opening 1, which is of a diameter considerab v greater than that of the shaft 3, whereby the shaft is allowed to vibrate, which is essential in shafts of this character.

The stullin box 2, forms a shoulder 2' at its inner and against which the packing rings are adapted to abut, as clearly shown.

in Fi 1 of the drawings. The acking rings are preferably made of flexi lc material and formed with the outer flat rims 5, the outer peripheries of which engage the inner wall of the stuffing box 2. The inner ends of the flat rims 5 are provided with conically shaped rims 6, the inner ends of which engage ,thefouter' periphery of the shaft 3. The conically sha ed rims 6 engaging the shaft' allow of tie vibration of the shaft which is the case in centrifugal pumps and which, at the same time, form a ti ht joint with the shaft. \Vithin the stufhng box 2 is a follower ring 7, which is of a width equal to that of the flat rims 5 of the washers, whereby the washers are clamped together by means of the stalling gland 8, which extends within the stalling box and is clamped in said position by any desired means. The follower ring 7, as heretofore stated and shown in the drawings, being of a width equal to that of the rims 5 of the washers allows the lower conically shaped rim 6 of the washers to readily move outwardly and yet tightly fitting the shaft. The st-utling gland 8 is provided with an opening 8 through which the shaft extends and said opening being of a greater diameter than the shaft to allow the shaft to readily vibrate. As shown in Fig. l of the drawings, I have provided a series of these particularly shaped washers which bear one against the other and form a large flat bearing surface for the shaft to absolutely prevent any leakage of air around the shaft. The innermost washer of the series engages an intermediate ring 15, which bears only against the flat rim 5 of the innermost w'asher. This ring 1!) is rovided with an opening 11") through wiich the shaft passes and which is of a diameter considerably greater than that of the shaft. \Vithin the stutling box 2, on the opposite side of the ring 15 is a washer 10, precisely the same in structure as that of the washer on the opposite side of the ring only having the conically shaped portions 6, extendin v in the opposite direction. Within the stu ing box 2 and having its flat rim 5, abutting against the shoulder 2, is a second ring 0 which has its conical portion 6 extending in the same direction as that of the ring 10. These rings 9 and 10, as shown, are spaced apart by a ring 11, which has in its outer periphery an annular groove 12, communicating with an opening 13 in the stallin 'box and to which is connected a pipe 18,

whereby water is supplied to the annular groove 12. The ring 11, as shown in Fig. l

of the drawings, is provided with a series of openings 14 communicating with the annular groove 12, whereby the space between the rings 9 and 10 may be supplied with water for washing any grit that may pass the ring 9 to prevent it from getting between the rings at the 0 posite ends of the stufiim box and the sha t.

While I have described the packing rings as made of leather and have shown them solid, it will be understood that they can be made of any material and, if desired, split so as to be flexible to accomplish the same result as a leather or rubber rin".

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A flexible packing, comprising a suffving box having two spaced packing rings and a water-supply for the space between the packim rings and ada )ted to force any grit from between the pacting rings.

2. A flexible packing, comprising a staffing box having packing rings, and a combined spacing and water supply ring between tie two spaced packing rings.

3. A flexible packing, comprising a staffing box having packing rings, and a combined smcing and water supplv ring between tiie outer ends of the packing rings.

4. A flexible packing, comprising a staffing box having packing rin 5 formed with flat outer rims engaging t 1e stalling box and conically shaped inner rims en aging the shaft. and a combined spacing ant water sup ily ring between flat outer rims of the pactin rings.

[5.1lie combination with a shaft of a stalling box surrounding the shaft, of abuttin packing rings within the stuffing box and l aving conically shaped inner ends engaging the shaft, and two spaced packing rings having a water supply between the same and having their conical portions extending in the opposite direction to that of the other rings.

(l. The combination with a shaft, of a stalling box surrounding the shaft and havin two packing rings therein and engaging the shaft, and means for supplving water between the packing rings for tie purpose described.

7. The combination with a shaft of a stalling box surroumling the shaft, of flexible packing rings within the staffing box and raving conically shaped inner edges engaging the shaft, and means for engaging the outer flat edges of the flexible rings for clamping the same within the stalling box.

8. he combination with a shaft, of a stalling box surrounding the shaft, packing rings within the shaft and having radial outer rims, and conically shaped inner rims engaging the shaft, a follower ring engaging the radial rim of the outermost ring, and a stuffing gland engaging the follower ring.

9. The combination with a shaft, of a stuffing box surroundin r the shaft, flexible rings within the box ant engaging the shaft, means for clam )ing the rings within the box, spaced pacting rings within the box at its inner end, and a water supply for the said space whereby the grit and dirt is washed from between the said rings.

10. The combination with a. shaft, of a stalling box surrounding the shaft, conically arranged flexible rings in the outer end of the stalling box and extending in one direction, conically shaped rings in the op- )osite end of the stalling box and extending In the opposite direction and spaced apart, and a water supply for the space between the said spaced rings for the purpose described.

1]. The combination with a shaft of a stuffing box surrounding the shaft, packing rings within one end of the stalling box and having radially arranged outer rims and conically shaped inner rims engaging the shaft, a radially arranged divisional ring engaging the innermost packing ring, two spaced packing rings within the stalling box on the inside of the divisional ring, an annular grooved ring between the spaced packing rings, means for clamping said packing rings within the stalling box, and a water supply for the annular grooved ring for supplying water to the space between the two innermost rings for the purpose described.

12. The combination with a. shaft, with a stalling box surrounding the shaft, packing rings within the said stalling box and having conically shaped inner rims engaging the shaft, a follower ring engaging the outer face of the outermost ring, a stalling gland engaging the follower ring, two spaced packing rings within the inner end of the stalling box and having conically shaped inner rims extending in the opposite direction to the rings carried by the opposite end of the stalling box, an annular grooved ring between the said spaced packing rings, a water supply through the stalling box and communicating with the annulur groove within the ring, the inner periphery of the ring having openings communicating with the space between the spaced rings, for the purpose described.

13. The combination with a shaft, of a stuffing box surrounding the shaft, packing rings within the stalling box and having flexible inner ends engaging the shaft, and means for supplying water between the two innermost packing rings for the purpose described.

14. The combimitimi with a shaft, of a stuffing box surrounding the shaft, acking rings at the opposite ends, and water sup- 10- rin within one end of the stu ng box ply for the space between the two spaced an havin radially arranged outer rims rings for the purpose described.

and conica 1y shaped inner rims engaging In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my the shaft a follower ring en aging the signature in the resence of two witnesses. ratchet runs, two spaced pac ing rings WILLIAM CLIFFORD. within the stufiing box and having eonicall Witnesses:

shaped rims engagin the shaft and extend G. F. Roxanna,

ing in the opposite irection to the packing S. Gno. SrEvnNs.

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